Electrical Cad Software

HVAC Estimating Software - Eliminate Costly Errors & Cut Costs

Tired of miscalculations in your estimates? Simple mistakes can cost hours, gas mileage and dollars and make a poor impression on your clients. That's one of the reasons more and more heating, ventilation and air conditioning companies are taking the guesswork out of job estimation and bidding by turning to dependable HVAC estimating software.

If your firm has been thinking about making a change that could virtually eliminate human error, you're not alone. When shopping for software for your company, here are a few things to look for.

Look for HVAC software made for your size and level of business. Are you a small heating and cooling firm or a large contracting business? Or do you need your software to do more than calculating load and pricing for proposals?

How about scheduling? Some software packages draw 3D layouts with computer aided drawing, or CAD, showing electrical lines and plumbing as well as ductwork, allowing you to coordinate various aspects of a large job as well as make exact estimates. Will "smart" software be able to catch simple mistakes? 

Can your estimators take it with them? Believe it not, there's an app for that. And not only on iPhone. You might find you're able to download software that can help you calculate estimates on your cell phone, Blackberry or Palm Pilot.

Laptops and the new and very portable Netbooks can take your software with you too - and you won't have to squint as much. Does your portable computer run Mac or Linux? Not a problem. There's software for any computer operating system.

How much does HVAC estimating software cost and where can you find it? Prices run the gamut from the kinds of prices you'd expect to pay for award-winning pro software like Fastduct or Accubid, made to handle large, complex commercial jobs, and usually available by trained salespeople, to cheaper shareware for smaller firms which you can download to your computer or phone yourself.

Adtek makes such a downloadable software. There's even freeware, as well as free trial demos, so you can try different programs out. In the end, the best program is the one in your budget that works best for you.